Singer Jesy Nelson has pledged to "fight as much as I can" to get all babies tested for a rare muscle disease at birth, after ...

Mike: So the test is called the 30-Second Sit-to-Stand Test. And as it sounds like in the title, you're going to do as many ...

July 26 (UPI) --A new test could speed the diagnosis of spinal muscular atrophy, a rare but deadly progressive muscle-wasting disorder, in infants. And a new way to screen for urinary tract infections ...

The clinical distinction between myopathic and neurogenic disorders of the motor unit is often difficult, since both lesions appear as flaccid, areflexic paralyses, often with variable muscular ...

University of Iowa to use Bionano-based assay to replace most “gold standard” Southern blot tests for molecular diagnosis of FSHD SAN DIEGO, April 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bionano Genomics, Inc.

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a rare, incurable condition that typically begins in early childhood and is marked by worsening muscle weakness. The disease results from changes in a gene ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB) and Invitae Corporation (NYSE: NVTA) today announced that SMA STAT, a new, rapid-turnaround genetic ...